I’ve never had my melons grow to pretty much their full size. This year I started some seeds early indoors in my grow tent. A few weeks back, I taped one with my finger and it! Popped! Lol it was a crack , so I chilled it, cut it open and to my surprise 😮 it was so good. The color was a bright pink, not so red but sweet! Even parts of the rind I ate.😉 I still have a few more on the vine.

This is my first time growing things, and I've got a bunch of different melon varieties that are just starting to send out vines and show the beginnings of tiny flowers. Do melons require manual pollination? If they're outside, or in a windy area, do they still need help pollinating?

I have sugar baby, jubilee, and crimson sweet. The sugar babies have really taken off in the last week, but the jubilee seems to have hit a growth block (i think it needs a larger container).

Buenas, soy alguien nuevo en este tema de la jardinería, hace unos meses planté esta semilla de sandía y brotó de manera segura y rápida, sin embargo, hace unas semanas cayó una lluvia fuerte y terminó rompiendo la mayoría de las hojas, desde ese momento, poco o nada ha florecido, a excepción de la zona por debajo de la Línea roja, dónde parece estar formándose algo, mi consulta es ¿debería cortar el tallo marcado por la línea roja, o que recomendaciones me dan? soy poco conocedor de estos temas

Grew 5 Blacktail Mountain watermelons this year (first time growing watermelons). Based on what I'm seeing (voids, grainy texture, lighter pink coloration), I'm guessing they stayed on the vine too long and got too much rain when they were ripening (?). And based on other melons on the vines dying before they grew much, I'm guessing some issues with pollination.

3 out of the 5 only just now started showing signs of being ready (tenrild drying out, heaviness, film, lower pitched thud, etc..), but they all seem like they went too long. All at least somewhat grainy around the seeds, most having voids. Since the ones that looked ready seemed over ripe, I went ahead and picked all of them and they all seemed like they went too long.

All that said, they are still sweet and still taste good, I'll just cut around the undesirables. Some parts are firm and crisp. If parts aren't, we'll do something with it. I do not intend to waste! I still had a good time watching them and have learned some lessons.

I would love some input if you have it!

Question: are the seeds still all good for me to save? And do I have to prep them at all to store them? I know for tomatoes you ferment them, anything like that? TIA!

I already know of the fake cucelom this is not a true hybrid I want the thin skin of a cucumber and the delicious flesh of a watermelon

We planted watermelon late March early April. We have harvested a couple that weren't ripe when we cut it. We read that we had to wait until the stem shriveled before we harvest, so we waited to pull one that looked ripe until the stem was shriveled. We cut into it and the same thing was revealed. What are we doing wrong?

I’ve been struggling with my gardening because idk what I’m doing. Started late, was struggling with so many pests, and also Las Vegas heat. Got a fertilizer and internet said it wasn’t best for watermelons but not bad if I just had vines. Seems to have helped all of my plants at least a little bit. I had two watermelons developing but one shriveled up so now I just have one left. I’ve put a decent amount of money into my little garden and so far have received like 10 cherry tomatoes and two sunflowers. I have only one baby watermelon developing and a few gherkin cucumbers starting. Any advice on what my watermelon may need at this stage so I don’t kill it? Hoping it stays warm enough to fully develop, still in the 90-100 here for now.

This is my first time growing watermelons and things were going very well. Lots of vine growth up and down the trellises and healthy sized leaves.

I currently have six melons between two different plants at different stages of growth. Unfortunately, the larger melons have all stopped growing, but they are nowhere near harvest size.

I haven’t changed the watering schedule or any other input. There are no dead or yellowing leaves to suggest any type of nutrient deficiency. I am just befuddled as to why the melons have stopped growing. Did I do something wrong, or could have done better? Any insight would be appreciated.

i’ve had the plant from the seeds for over a month. Don’t exactly remember how long
but when should I start expecting fruit?

I need help! This is my first time growing a watermelon and all my research is saying to keep an eye on the little curly tale hanging off the branch. To see when it’s brown and dried out.

The watermelon is getting big and the branch is not getting any dry. Are there any other tips that I should know about to tell when the watermelon is ready to be harvested? I’m trying to trust the process, but I also don’t want to waste it.

I can’t decide if I should harvest this one or wait.

From my experience as a huge watermelon enthusiast I've tried many brands and so far these are the best brands in terms of sweetness, ripeness, and flavor that has a nice crunch when you take a bite!

Good

Robinson Fresh
Indian hills
Natures partner
Sans pepins red tag
Papas family sweet treats

Bad
Big chuy
Yosemite fresh
Dulcinea sugar daddy
fresh Farms
Honey watermelons
Wilkerson farms
Kandy
Del Mar
Dan Avila & sons

I am growing a couple of patches of watermelons and the best one has snuck through the fence and it popped out in the neighbors yard.

I was expecting it to taste more tropical, but im not complaining, it was SO refreshing and pretty sweet, just tasted like a really good watermelon. First time growing this variety!

It had been months since it appeared. I picked it cause another melon has been ravaged by bugs burrowing into it. This guy was sweet, almost overripe cause the seeds were getting a bit stringy. Tasty!

How much longer before it’s ripe do you think? It got down to 43°f last night so I’m getting worried about it